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Old Jun 21, 2011 | 04:07 PM
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i recently purchased an ipad to use for my audio and video source in my car. after a little modification to the radio bezel i was able to build a dock for it. i used a AV cable to hook it up to an EQ that runs to my amps. the AV cable also came with a usb charging port that i conected to my cig lighter to charge it. i thought about doing a car PC but this is a lot cheaper and you can take it out so you dont run the risk of it getting stolen. give me some feedback what do you guys think? check out the video in the link.

http://s1190.photobucket.com/albums/...t=IMG_0081.mp4
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Old Jun 21, 2011 | 04:18 PM
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Whoa... PvZ while drifting?
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Old Jun 21, 2011 | 04:29 PM
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Unique, to say the least. Clean it up a bit maybe? Just still seems a little rough to me.
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Old Jun 21, 2011 | 11:01 PM
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Had that same idea but a somewhat cleaner, thumbs up!
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Old Jun 21, 2011 | 11:25 PM
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that looks crazy yo...bet it was a pain to do install huh?
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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 08:41 AM
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This is a joke right?! Haha, LMAO!!!
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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 08:48 AM
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^ it is his car you know..
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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 08:55 AM
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My only thought would be the AC control, can do the dial but anything else wouldnt you need to move the ipad?
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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 09:07 AM
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looks awkward and out of place IMO
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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 09:14 AM
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It's a good idea, but I'm not so sure about the execution...
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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 09:22 AM
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This setup kind of reminds me Communism: Good in theory, but flawed in practice.

Maybe this is version 1.0?
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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 10:23 AM
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good idea but, ur first version is just a stepping stone to the better holder
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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 11:03 AM
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really like the idea pretty creative are you planning to modify the holder any...
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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 02:45 PM
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Maybe if you extended the center console up around the ipad it would look less out of place like so, only not crappily done in photoshop haha:
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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 05:11 PM
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Hey whats up bohemio! I think your idea is pretty cool, and I was thinking of doing something similar just not sure if im going to do it during or after I upgrade my system. Definitely a cool alternative to the "carputer"
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